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While Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA CEO Deidre Willmott has worked with some amazing leaders in government and the private sector throughout her career, she’s developed her own style along the way. “I would say that what I have learnt is that a leader has to have a vision. They have to articulate […]

Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder says he’s not looking forward to walking out the door of the private company after more than 12 years at the helm but says he’s leaving the leadership in safe hands. Goyder, who is only months away from stepping down in November, has been transitioning Deputy CEO Rob Scott into […]

Australians don’t value entrepreneurship and it could leave us behind, says former Queensland Labor Premier and Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation Chairman Peter Beattie. Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Lighthouse Leadership series on April 21, Beattie drummed up the important role entrepreneurs play in Australia and criticised the nation’s aversion to […]

Australia needs a ‘Department of Crazy Ideas’ to ensure good ideas aren’t destroyed by slow moving regulatory frameworks says Uber Australia’s General Manager David Rohrsheim. Speaking at CCI’s The Sharing Economy business breakfast this month, Mr Rohrsheim said it was well-known that Uber had run into regulatory issues in Australia since its launch in 2012. […]

He might be 74 but Australian/Canadian businessman Jack Cowin has no plans for retirement or slowing down and tells The Guide he’d only last “10 minutes on the beach”. He’d rather talk about what he’s good at – diversifying his business – and outlines how his Canadian business Quantum has just bought out American company […]

Life after winning Olympic gold can be just as exciting as taking on challenges in the corporate world says new Fortescue Metals Group board member Jenn Morris. Morris, who was appointed non-executive director of the FMG board in November, and attended her first official meeting just weeks ago, says her best working days are yet […]

Good leaders must creative, brave, energetic, authentic and emotionally intelligent – that’s the advice from West Coast Eagles Chairman and Hawaiian CEO Russell Gibbs. Gibbs, a member of a number boards in addition to WCE including Satterley Property Group, St Ives and Murdoch University Foundation says CEOs can also learn a lot from sitting on […]

Former QLD premier Peter Beattie is getting down to the job of organising the April 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast – it’s what he’s learnt in a lifetime of leadership roles. As chairman of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, he’s well aware of the responsibility of organising the biggest event in […]

Business groups and SMEs lined up to hear from defence industry heavy hitters about the industry and how they can jump on board the supply chain at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s inaugural WA Defence Conference last Thursday. Defence Minister Industry Christopher Pyne told the conference there were “unprecedented opportunities” for WA because there […]

Global heavy-hitters have lined up to speak and network next month at CCI’s inaugural WA Defence Conference 2016 – ‘Doing Business with Defence’. Confirmed speakers include BAE Systems, which is shortlisted for the $35 billion program to build nine new anti-submarine warfare frigates for the Royal Australian Navy, and Henderson-based Austal, which is currently securing suppliers for […]